Pointwise is the next generation meshing software for CFD from Pointwise, Inc. and has been in production use for more than a year. The marquee feature in the software’s second major update provides a suite of tools for mesh quality interrogation and monitoring.

Coupling of different simulation codes, each specialized for a specific physical regime, is becoming more and more important for numerical simulations, both in industry and in research. The reason is that in many real-world applications the interaction of different physical phenomena must be taken into consideration in order to achieve high-quality predictions.

The MpCCI User Forum 2009 will show the latest developments and applications in multi-disciplinary simulation coupling.

ANSYS, Inc., a global innovator of simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes, today announced its participation in the Osteoporotic Virtual Physiological Human Project (VPHOP), launched this fall by a European consortium. VPHOP aims to develop a new generation of medical technologies designed to predict the patient-specific risk of osteoporosis and bone fracture, improving diagnosis and treatment as well. Software from ANSYS is being used to simulate the variety of structural and fluid flow dynamics within the human anatomy based on the project’s collection of anatomical, physiological and pathological data.

In a recent project, JAXA wanted to improve the design of a new generation of its rocket pump for the LE-7 LOX turbopump used in the H-II rocket. The aim of the design was to achieve high energy density for the centrifugal pump (i.e. to achieve the same head and flow rate with a compact size pump under the same rotational speed as the original) in order to reduce the weight and cost of the rocket turbo pump.